EastEnders star 'shattered VIP clubber's jaw with single blow after a joke was made about his clothes'

 

• Tony Discipline, 23, who plays Tyler Moon, hit 21-year-old Hayden Deol so hard he needed two titanium plates in his mouth, it was claimed
  
• Deol's cousin said ‘Don’t you wear that T-shirt to work?’ as the TV star walked past, and he then snapped, a court heard
  
• Mr Discipline denies grievous bodily harm and common assault

By Martin Robinson
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A clubber had his jaw shattered with one punch by an angry EastEnders star who was ribbed about the clothes he was wearing, a court heard,
After a row at the Merah club in London's West End, Tony Discipline, 23, who plays Tyler Moon, hit 21-year-old Hayden Deol so hard he needed emergency surgery to insert two titanium plates in his mouth.
It is alleged Mr Discipline lashed out after Hayden’s cousin Sab Deol, also 21, joked ‘Don’t you wear that T-shirt to work?’ as the TV star walked past.

Allegations: A court heard how Tony Discipline, left, who plays Tyler Moon in the BBC soap EastEnders, lashed out and shattered the jaw of Hayden Deol, right, after Mr Deol's cousin criticised his clothes

The actor is said to have struck both men after following Sab Deol into the VIP area of celebrity hotspot Merah in the early hours of May 21 last year.
Discipline was out partying with fellow EastEnders cast members Bunmi Mojekwu, who played Mercy Olubunmi, and Shona McGarty, who plays Whitney Dean.

 

 

Prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones told a jury at Southwark Crown Court yesterday: ‘The prosecution case in a nutshell is that this defendant, Tony Discipline, went out for a night out with friends to a night club.
‘Whether they were celebrating or just out for a good night is unclear but, during the early hours of the morning, words were exchanged with someone in another group, Sab Deol.
‘As a result of what was said the defendant became angry and struck out at Sab Deol and his cousin Hayden Deol, punching them.
‘Although Sab Deol suffered little injury the defendant hit Hayden Deol which such force that he broke his jaw in two places with a single blow.

Punch: The incident happened in London's Merah nightclub and bar, pictured, a popular place to be seen in exclusive Belgravia

Job: Discipline pictured with Shona McGarty, who plays love interest Whitney, on screen. She was also in the London club when the alleged incident happened

‘As a result Hayden Deol had to have surgery under general anaesthetic in order to have plates put into his jaw.’
Ms Karmy-Jones said it was ‘undoubtedly the case’ that Sab Deol had ‘acted foolishly’ passing comment on Discipline’s clothing.
She added ‘The Crown say that the defendant’s reaction thereafter went well beyond what was reasonable and that it is never right to respond to words, even if taunts, with the use of fists.
‘That’s what this defendant did by not letting the taunt drop, by following Sab Deol into the VIP area, and by punching Sab Deol and Hayden Deol with such force that he broke his jaw.
‘The Crown does not suggest that he intended to do that but that is what happened as a result of him losing his temper.’
Discipline, who joined the soap in June to play Eddie’s youngest son, had not appeared on screen at the time of the attack.
He denies causing grievous bodily harm and common assault.
The trial continues.

Trial: Discipline and two others head into Southwark Crown Court for the start of his trial

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